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shall, by virtue of this paragraph, be transferred to and vested in the Agency;

(b)any property, rights or liabilities which are the subject of—

(i)a scheme made under the following provisions of this section by the Secretary of State, or

(ii)a scheme made under those provisions by a body which is a waste regulation authority and approved (with or without modifications) under those provisions by the Secretary of State,

shall be transferred to and vested in the Agency by and in accordance with the scheme.

(2)The Secretary of State may, before the transfer date, make a scheme for the transfer to the Agency of such of—

(a)his property, rights and liabilities, or

(b)the property, rights and liabilities of any of the inspectors or chief inspectors mentioned in subsection (1) of section 2 above,

as appear to the Secretary of State appropriate to be so transferred in consequence of the transfer of any functions to the Agency by virtue of any of paragraphs (d) to (h) of that subsection.

(3)It shall be the duty of every body which is a waste regulation authority, other than the London Waste Regulation Authority—

(a)to make a scheme, after consultation with the Agency, for the transfer to the Agency of such of the body’s property, rights and liabilities as appear to the body appropriate to be so transferred in consequence of the transfer of any functions to the Agency by virtue of section 2(1)(b) or (c) above; and

(b)to submit that scheme to the Secretary of State for his approval before such date as he may direct.

(4)Any body preparing a scheme in pursuance of subsection (3) above shall take into account any guidance given by the Secretary of State as to the provisions which he regards as appropriate for inclusion in the scheme.

(5)Where a scheme under subsection (3) above is submitted to the Secretary of State, he may—

(a)approve the scheme;

(b)approve the scheme subject to such modifications as he considers appropriate; or

(c)reject the scheme;

but the power conferred on the Secretary of State by paragraph (b) above shall only be exercisable after consultation with the body which submitted the scheme to him and with the Agency.

(6)The Secretary of State may, in the case of any body which is required to make a scheme under subsection (3) above, himself make a scheme for the transfer to the Agency of such of the body’s property, rights or liabilities as appear to him appropriate to be so transferred in consequence of the transfer of any functions to the Agency by virtue of section 2(1)(b) or (c) above, if—

(a)the body fails to submit a scheme under subsection (3) above to him for approval before the due date; or

(b)the Secretary of State rejects a scheme under that subsection submitted to him by that body;

but nothing in this subsection shall prevent the Secretary of State from approving any scheme which may be submitted to him after the due date.

(7)The Secretary of State may, at any time before the transfer date, modify any scheme made or approved by him under this section but only after consultation with the Agency and, in the case of a scheme which was approved by him (with or without modifications), after consultation with the body which submitted the scheme to him for approval.

(8)Schedule 2 to this Act shall have effect in relation to transfers by or under this section.

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